A lawyer for Jussie Smollett issued a response to the city of Chicago's threat to sue.
In a letter, attorney Mark Geragos writes that Smollett "will not be intimidated."
He said if the city sues his client, he will insist on deposing Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson.
The city has demanded that Jussie pay more than $130,000 for the investigation into what police say was a staged attack.